The battle between Mediacom and Sinclair (owner of WEAR TV3) rages on. Gulf Breeze cable subscribers worry about where they will get their late night info-mercials. “Angels in our Midst” and the…
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Pres. Bush coming to Pensacola
BUZZ: There is a strong rumor circulating among GOP circles that Pres. Bush will make a visit to Pensacola before the November 7 election. Could be as early as next Monday, Nov….
Sports hero laid to rest
From St. Pete Times: “Red Auerbach was buried in a simple graveside ceremony Tuesday, with Hall of Famers Bill Russell and John Thompson and commissioner David Stern among those paying last respects….
Miami-Dade works on affordable housing
Wonder how a county really tries to deal with its affordable housing crisis, read the Miami Herald (County task force seeks input on affordable housing crisis ). The Miami-Dade County Commission appointed…
Mark O’Brien translator
RO Note: As a new service to our readers, we will offer this translation of the PNJ’s column by Mark O’Brien. We used to do the same thing for the columns by…
Headline of a lifetime
Donkey draggers going to jail Only in Pensacola. Thank you, News Journal.
Sinclair/WEAR want Mediacom to pay
The crappiest channel reception in the Mediacom Cable system is WEAR TV 3. Now Sinclair – the owner of WEAR – wants Mediacom and its subscribers to 50 cents a month for…
ECUA can sell plant site
Dale Perkins forgot to include in his five Three Point Plan that ECUA will be selling the 17 acres on which the Main Street Sewage Treatment Plant is built. The $280 million…
Buzz: Holly Benson is up for Cabinet seat
There has been a rumor circulating that state Rep. Holly Benson will be appointed to Charlie Crist’s cabinet, if Crist is elected governor.
Next CMPA meeting
NOTICE OF MEETING BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF COMMUNITY MARITIME PARK ASSOCIATES, INC. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2006, 1:00 P.M. CITY OF PENSACOLA, 222 WEST MAIN ST. 2nd FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL
Panhandle Progressives announce slate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 30, 2006 Progressives Offer Voter’s Guide, Political Endorsements The Panhandle Progressives is a grassroots political organization in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The all-volunteer group is dedicated to…
ECUA History
From my email: While there maybe some who would refute this, the public records will bear me out. I spent three years of my life lobbying the West Florida Legislative Delegation for…
Disabled get raw deal in Pensacola
My name is Martin Horwit and I am an advocate for the disabled men and women in the City of Pensacola and the County of Escambia. I use a wheel chair to…
Other problems with Congressional Pages
ABC News reports: A source close to former House Clerk Jeff Trandahl told ABC News that Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.) was one of a small number of “problem members” of Congress…
Slate.com: Washington Buzz
Zeitgeist Checklist, Course-Staying Edition What Washington is talking about this week. By Michael Grunwald Posted Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006, at 7:15 AM ET A Sorry State of Affairs Iraq. As the deadliest…
Alabama solution to high property taxes
Saw this solution offered by a candidate to stop rising property taxes: “Do away with annual property appraisals.” Now that’s an Alabama solution. Tell the county property appraisers to stop doing their…
Is that grouper in your grouper sandwich?
The AP is reporting that the Florida’s Attorney General is investigating whether restaurants are substituting cheaper fish for grouper on their menus. If so, it carries a $15,000 fine. Therion International, the…
Benson doesn’t get it
From Mark O’Brien’s Sunday column: The utility, which serves 60,000 of the county’s 118,000 households, will raise rates to pay for the new plant near Gonzalez, but it shouldn’t put all the…
IN Your Face TV – Grover Robinson
Oct. 27 Show Hot Seat – Grover Robinson IV PART 1 PART 2
CMPA first board meeting a success
The Board of Trustees of Community Maritime Park Associates held its first workshop Friday afternoon. The City has loaned Ed Spears as a staff support for the board as it gets organized….